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Passive HK govt waiting to hear from Beijing on new Lantau reclamation

July 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Hong Kong government has taken a passive stance toward calls for a huge reclamation off south Lantau, with Development Secretary Michael Wong saying it won’t commit [...]

Govt in last-minute bid to fund Lantau Tomorrow project

July 15, 2020 // 1 Comment

The government is making a last-minute bit to win approval for the contentious Lantau Tomorrow Vision reclamation ahead of the Legco election. Its funding request has been [...]

NLB posts $9m loss on Covid-19 impact

June 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

The New Lantao Bus Co (NLB) has recorded a HK$9 million annual loss as a result of plunging passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus. NLB’s parent company, Kwoon [...]

Govt has plans for another huge Lantau reclamation

June 26, 2020 // 2 Comments

The central government is reported to be planning another massive reclamation project near Lantau, this time on Guishan Island off the island’s southern tip. Officials [...]

Illegal land filling consuming Tong Fuk coastal greenbelt

May 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

Tong Fuk has become the latest Lantau village to suffer from unauthorised land clearance, a result of the vague planning laws and lack of enforcement that have plagued the [...]

Election ’19: Fung Siu Yin, reform candidate

November 18, 2019 // 1 Comment

Fung Siu Yin is the challenger in Sunday’s district council poll and a part of a new face in local politics. Standing for the Lantau seat, she is pro-democratic, green [...]

Govt HK$550m Lantau Tomorrow funding request goes to Legco on Friday

June 17, 2019 // 3 Comments

As if Hong Kong politics were not combustible enough: the contentious Lantau reclamation project is back. The HK$624 billion scheme to build a new CBD on reclaimed land near [...]

Luk Tei Tong villagers to protest today against ‘illegal’ columbarium

April 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

Luk Tei Tong villagers will hold a protest this afternoon over construction of a private columbarium inside a local temple. They say the columbarium would breach land use [...]

Fix North Lantau traffic chaos before bridge opens, says Holden Chow

April 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

After another morning of chaos on North Lantau Highway, Legco member Holden Chow has called on the government to tackle congestion before the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge [...]

This week’s bridge problem: tunnel flooding threat

April 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is facing more questions over its safety and engineering quality – this time over the protection of its tunnel entrances against the sea. [...]